Rewind: September 15, 2023 – “Woolworth’s Luncheonette” We found this menu recently and thought it was interesting – food and prices!
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Rewind: September 1, 2023 – “Appropriate Dress for Women”
Rewind: September 1, 2023 “Appropriate Dress for Women – Saratoga Springs Bans Scanty Dress” The following article appears to come from a local paper. It was taken out of a scrapbook. The particular paper is unknown. The scrapbook is marked 1944, and the saver wrote “Aug 4” in the lower left-hand corner. It is interesting…
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Rewind, August 1. 2023 – “An Automobile for Kids”
Rewind – August 1, 2023: Boys and Girls! Who Wants an Automobile? The Browniekar Contest of 1909 by Dave Waite What young boy or girl wouldn’t want a working automobile of their own? In 1909, the opportunity came to children across America when over 100 businesses from Oregon to Florida…
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Rewind: July 15, 2023 – “Belgian Painter Edward P. Buyck and his Connection to Glens Falls”
REWIND: July 15, 2023 Belgian Painter Edward P. Buyck and his Connection to Glens Falls By Teri Rogers A dramatic and moving watercolor reprint graces the stairway at the Warren County Historical Society. It depicts an historic scene that could very well have taken place on the banks of the Hudson…
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Rewind: June 15, 2023 – “JOHNSBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPENS THEIR NEW MUSEUM”
Rewind: June 15, 2023 “JOHNSBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPENS THEIR NEW MUSEUM” Saturday, July 1st, 2023 Noon – 4:00 pm Join the officers and members of the Johnsburg Historical Society as they open the Robert and Electra Waddell house to the public. For two years, the Johnsburg Historical Society has been…
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Rewind: June 1, 2023 – “Yes! The Mohican House is Bolton”
Rewind: June 1, 2023 Yes! The Mohican House is Bolton by Dave Waite In 1799, Warren County took part of the town of Thurman bordering the western shore of Lake George and created a new town that they named Bolton. At that time, the town was so small that it did…
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Rewind: May 15, 2023 – “Let’s Go to the Movies!”
Rewind: May 15, 2023 Let’s Go to the Movies by Judy Melkonian In the 1950’s, your film choices are many, such as the American epic, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, the 50’s version starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, and Shirley MacLaine. For an extraterrestrial sci-fi horror film,…
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Rewind: April 15, 2023 – “Neighborhood Markets of the Bygone Era”
Rewind: April 15, 2023 Neighborhood Markets of the Bygone Era by Teri Rogers The little markets that dotted the neighborhoods of Glens Falls in the early to mid-20th century were busy hubs for local residents. Literally dozens of small grocery stores, “Mom and Pop shops,” thrived around the city and are fondly remembered…
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Rewind: April 1, 2023 – “We Once Shaded the World”
Rewind: April 1, 2023 We Once Shaded the World: The short-lived era of Glens Falls Umbrellas by David Waite In 1895 the veranda of the American Hotel at the corner of South and Glen Streets in downtown Glens Falls was a perfect place to watch people in the city going about their business. Some of those…
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Rewind: March 15, 2023 – “Hidden Behind A Wall”
Rewind: March 15, 2023 Hidden Behind A Wall by Cynthia Cameron Town of Stony Creek Historian Sometimes you find history in the strangest of places. During a recent renovation of Lazy River, a building at 1000 Acres Ranch Resort in Stony Creek, New York, a name was discovered written on a…
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